1
Baylor Child Development Ctr
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
✓ Real, verified data — Last verified July 2026
Daycare & Childcare Centers in Waco, TX
Waco has roughly 42 daycare & childcare centers in our directory — a starting point for Texas families looking for the right daycare / childcare center close to home. The list below is drawn from curated public listings and licensing data, then sorted by distance from your search so the nearest options come first. Texas is big and spread out, and what works for one family in Waco won’t fit another — schedules, ages served, pricing, and how far you’re willing to drive all matter. That’s why we show real listings with addresses, phone numbers and directions rather than a vague map, so you can make a quick call and decide for yourself. We verify each listing is real and currently listed (last checked July 2026), but details change: hours shift, waitlists open and close, and some places update their services between our checks. A two-minute phone call before you load everyone into the car can save a wasted trip. Treat this page as a shortlist to work from — narrow it down, call ahead, and confirm the specifics that matter most for your family in Waco. And if you’re after more practical, parent-tested help, our Parents Declassified guides are written for exactly these everyday moments.
The 42 nearest, ranked honestly — never by payment
2
Bells Hill YMCA of Central Texas
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
3
Brook YMCA of Central Texas
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
4
Central Faith Child Development Center Inc
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
5
CFLC 2 LLC
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
6
Champion Zone LLC
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
7
Champion Zone LLC
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
8
Columbus Avenue Baptist Church
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
9
Connally ISD Child Care
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
10
Crestview YMCA of Central Texas
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
11
Dewey Community Center
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
12
Doris Miller Community Center
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
13
EOAC Brazos Early Head Start
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
14
EOAC Johnette Hicks Early Head Start Center
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
15
EOAC Mitchell Avenue Head Start/Early Head Start
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
16
EOAC New Road Head Start/Early Head Start
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
17
Future Minds
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
18
Greater Waco Early Education Center
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
19
Hillcrest YMCA of Central Texas
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
20
Hines YMCA of Central Texas
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
21
Ivy Kids of Waco
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
22
Kendrick YMCA of Central Texas
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
23
Kids Kastle
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
24
La Vega YMCA of Central Texas
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
25
Lake Air YMCA of Central Texas
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
26
McLennan Community College CDC
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
27
Mountainview YMCA of Central Texas
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
28
Ms Idas Child Care Center
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
29
Oak Lawn Baptist Day Care Center
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
30
Our Dreams
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
31
Parkdale YMCA of Central Texas
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
32
SoCo Child Care Center
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
33
St Francis Kindergarten and Nursery
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
34
St Pauls Day Care
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
35
Talitha Koum Nurture Center
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
36
Talitha Koum Nurture Center
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
37
The Center Day Camp
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
38
Thurman E Dorsey Head Start EOAC
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
39
Waco Child Development Center
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
40
Waco Child Development Infant
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
41
WSGBC Day Care Center
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
42
Young Expression Day Care LLC
✓ Verified Jul 2026📞 Phone listed
“Licensed-style childcare center serving Waco families. Confirm current openings, ages, hours and tuition directly.”
Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing (data.texas.gov)
How we chose these. We start from a full public list of daycare & childcare centers serving Waco — built from curated public listings and licensing data. We verify each is real and currently listed (last checked July 2026), then sort by family-relevant signals: true distance, data completeness (address, phone, website), and listing source. Listings marked “Featured” would be paid placements — clearly labeled — and payment never changes the ranking of these picks. Listings are informational; please verify independently before visiting.
Frequently asked — Waco
▸ How much do Waco daycare & childcare centers cost?
Pricing varies widely between providers. We don’t list prices because they change often — call the daycare / childcare center directly to confirm current rates, what’s included, and whether they accept your insurance or offer trial sessions.
▸ What should I check before contacting a Waco daycare / childcare center?
Confirm current availability, ages or grades served, location and hours — these differ from place to place. The list is sorted by distance from your search so you can start with the closest fit in Waco, then call to confirm the details that matter for your family.
▸ Where does this Waco listing data come from?
These listings come from curated public listings and licensing data. It’s informational and provided to help you find options near you — verify hours, eligibility and details directly before visiting. We’re an early preview and Texas-only for now.
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